David Porter correspondence

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unitid

{"value"=>"4583", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 4583", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1808-1840", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1808/1840"}

date_inclusive_start

1808

date_inclusive_end

1840

keydate

1808

unittitle

{"value"=>"David Porter correspondence"}

physdesc

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repository

{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"David Porter was an officer of the United States Navy who served in the Tripolitan War from 1801 to 1803; served with Mexican naval forces from 1826 to 1829; and was the United States Minister to Turkey from 1831 to 1840. Correspondence chiefly concerns American and Mexican naval affairs and other professional matters. Correspondents include Paul Hamilton, Smith Thompson, Thomas M. Newell, Francis H. Gregory, and others. In English and Spanish."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>David Porter correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Porter, David, 1780-1843", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>David Porter was an officer of the United States Navy who served in the Tripolitan War from 1801 to 1803; served with Mexican naval forces from 1826 to 1829; and was the United States Minister to Turkey from 1831 to 1840. Correspondence chiefly concerns American and Mexican naval affairs and other professional matters. Correspondents include Paul Hamilton, Smith Thompson, Thomas M. Newell, Francis H. Gregory, and others. In English and Spanish.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of John Pierpont Morgan, 1899, with additional purchases, including Wormser, 1938.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Messick</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1808

date_end

1840

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